Black, J.M. (1915), Scientific notes on an expedition into the north-western regions of South Australia: Botany. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 39: 828 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Anisacantha muricata var. villosa Benth. legitimate

• Comment: Combination made by indirect reference to the basionym by citation of `Benth.' as author.

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 305 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 162 [secondary reference]

common name: Electric Burr [n/a] common name: Black Rolypoly [n/a]

Ising, E.H. (December 1964), The species of Bassia All. (Chenopodiaceae) in Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 88: 98-99 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Anisacantha muricata var. villosa Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Anisacantha gracilicuspis F.Muell. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 118 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 232 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 256, 729 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Note under var. quinquecuspis.

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 729 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 105 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 124 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate

Wilson, Paul G. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 262 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 245 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 181 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Chenopodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 245 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sclerolaena muricata var. villosa (Benth.) Ulbr. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Bassia quinquescuspis var. villosa S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Pickard orth. var.

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